CS Account Management
Before proceeding, please observe the following:
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Accounts are only activated for current students, TA's, and RA's.
Follow these instructions carefully before asking for help
Password Requirements
Reset Your CS Account Password
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Enter your username in the space provided (same as your netID)
Click on Reset Password
A Token will be sent to the email associated with your account (this will be your personal email)
Copy the token sent to you by accounts@cs.byu.edu
Paste the token in the provided field
Create a new password, which must meet the password requirements (listed above)
A green box should appear letting you know that the password has been successfully reset!
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Set Your CS Account Password (new/returning accounts)
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IMPORTANT: If you see a pop-up login request like the one on the right, click “Cancel” until it disappears (it usually takes two clicks). Logging into the pop-up will not work
Once the page loads the main login page, proceed
Log in with your CS credentials

Username: your BYU Net ID
Password: by default, your 9-digit BYU ID number
If you have previously set a CS account password and can remember it, use it here
Otherwise, use your 9-digit BYU ID number. For example, Cosmo Cougar would use “123456789”
Neither of these working? Make sure there isn’t a space in the “username” or “password” field
Still not working? Use one of the following methods. Either:

Follow the steps above in the section titled “Reset Your CS Account Password”
Bring your BYU ID card to TMCB 1140, or
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Fill out the form to reset your password (as shown to the right)
Current password: the password you just entered in Step 2
OTP: leave this field blank
New/verify password: your new password, which must meet the password requirements (listed above)
Wait until the “Authenticating…” at the top of the screen disappears
Once you see a screen that says “User Information”, then your account is working normally!
Click your name in the top-right corner, then select “Logout”

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